DEAN, JULIA (1853, Brigantine)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
DEAN, JULIA
Year of Build:
1853
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Peck & Masters.
Original Owner and Location:
Col. B.S. Shepard & P.S. Marsh, Cleveland, OH.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
148'
Beam:
30'
Depth:
12' 1"
Tonnage (old style):
498.28
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Isle Aux Galets (Skillaglee), MI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
6 Oct 1855
How:
Wrecked on reef.
Final Cargo:
Grain.
Notes:
Bound Chicago, IL - Buffalo, NY, stranded & wrecked on reef. Skipper claimed lured into false light set out by Mormons from Beaver Island. Later dismasted & pounded to pieces.
History
Chronology:

1854, Jan Launched.

1854 Enrolled Chicago Customs District.

1855, Oct Split sails, Lake Michigan.

1855, Oct 24 Wrecked, Skillagalee, MI, Lake Michigan.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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